SCOPELOID

Etymology

Adjective

scopeloid (comparative more scopeloid, superlative most scopeloid)

(zoology) Like or relating to fishes of the former genus Scopelus, or the former family Scopelidae, including many small marine fishes, most of which are phosphorescent.

Noun

scopeloid (plural scopeloids)

(zoology) Any fish of the family Scopelidae.

Anagrams

• coelopids, plocoside

Source: Wiktionary


Sco"pe*loid, a. Etym: [NL. Scopelus, typical genus (fr. Gr. -oid.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: Like or pertaining to fishes of the genus Scopelus, or family Scopelodæ, which includes many small oceanic fishes, most of which are phosphorescent.

– n. (Zoöl.)

Definition: Any fish of the family Scopelidæ.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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